Slijkenburg

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Slijkenburg
Village
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Location in Weststellingwerf municipality
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Slijkenburg
Location in the Netherlands
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Slijkenburg
Slijkenburg (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°48′25″N5°50′36″E / 52.80694°N 5.84333°E / 52.80694; 5.84333
Country Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Province Frisian flag.svg Friesland
Municipality Weststellingwerf flag.svg Weststellingwerf
Area
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 • Total10.05 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Elevation
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−0.6 m (−2.0 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total235
 • Density23/km2 (61/sq mi)
Postal code
8482 [1]
Dialing code 0561

Slijkenburg (West Frisian : Slikenboarch) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 36 in 2017. [3]

It is the southernmost village of Friesland, located at the Overijssel provincial border. [4]

The village was first mentioned in 1398 as Slickenborg; its name refers to a borg on silted soil. [5]

In 1580, a sluice was built in Slijkenburg. [5] In 1672, a sconce was built around the village to protect against the Prince-Bishop of Münster. Slijkenburg was home to 68 people in 1840. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022. combined with Spanga
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 8482JG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
  4. 1 2 "Slijkenburg". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Slijkenburg - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.

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